Master Grade Barbatos from Bandai. Custom Painted, with DL Decals applied. I bought this back in December 2019, and just didn’t know what to do with it, so I kept it in the backlogs.

I did the two other 1/100 scale Barbatos (Full Mechanics - Lupus, and Lupus Rex) this year, and thought why not build the MG too. I have seen so many reviews of this kit, and didn’t believe the hype at first. Now that I’ve built it myself, I understand why they speak really highly of this model kit. It’s got superb details, and the construction of the frame is unlike anything I’ve built before. Add to that the insane details, and articulation, then you’ve got yourself one of the best Bandai Gunpla model kits ever made by Bandai. Seriously, this thing is amazing to build and to play with. I took it to a photo shoot yesterday, and it did all the hard poses, no sweat.

If you love IBO, Barbatos, Master Grades, heck - gunpla in general, I cannot recommend this kit enough. It is that damn amazing!

Just a quick note on why I did a gradient color scheme on the yellow parts - I was watching some NBA recap videos, and saw the Utah Jazz Uniform, and just immediately thought that hey, I gotta use that gradient scheme from their Uniform in one of my builds. So here it is haha. Paints used are below:

Vallejo Acrylics:

• Field Green
• Gold
• Gunmetal
• Satin Varnish

Zurc Lacquer:

• Hyper Silver

Zurc Acrylics:

• Primer Grey
• Primer White
• Primer Black
• G3 White
• Black
• Ghost Grey
• Sam Blue
• Char Dark Red
• Red Fine Metallic
• Fine Metallic Silver
• Midas Gold
• Clear Red
• Isamu Gunmetal
• Graphite Metallic
• Bluish Grey Metallic
• Charcoal Black Metallic